The Remaining Enemies

Sakura Haruno's killing moves were swift and deadly, like lightning, and she eliminated four enemies in the blink of an eye.

The fifth Sound Ninja finally responded: Although he was almost stunned to see four of his teammates being hit instantly, his experience in many life-or-death battles allowed him to react in time.

Faced with the girl's lightning-fast attack, his face turned pale. He used all his strength to twist his body, trying to dodge Sakura's fist. His right hand was not idle either, swinging Kunai to block the path of her left-hand jab.

The Sound Ninja's hasty response was full of flaws, and the girl could instantly come up with ten ways to deal with this weak counterattack.

She chose the most skillful and effective method.

With a flick of her wrist, the girl transformed her fist into a palm. Her wrist moved swiftly, leaving afterimages in the air as she dodged the Sound Ninja's Kunai. With a hook and a grab, she entangled the Sound Ninja's outstretched right hand.

Taijutsu in the Hokage world is characterized by wide, sweeping movements, with punches and kicks that emphasize simplicity, power, and momentum, complemented by unpredictable Ninjutsu. This kind of agile and nimble movement actually originates from a world without Chakra. In her previous life, Sakura had attended various martial arts and Wing Chun classes, gaining a superficial understanding of dragon-slaying techniques, which were useless in that world. Unexpectedly, after transmigrating to this world, they became a valuable supplement to Sakura's Taijutsu.

This move originates from the Chi Sau in Wing Chun. As the name suggests, it involves sticking to the enemy's hand. In reality, it is a method of using the hand as a bridge to listen to and generate force.

At the same time, his left foot suddenly and silently kicked out at the back of the Sound Ninja's knee!

Anyone who has been in a fight knows that when your knee is kicked from behind, due to the structure of the knee joint, your legs will involuntarily buckle and you'll kneel down.

While the Sound Ninja are certainly not ordinary people who wouldn't easily fall victim to their attacks, Sakura's vicious kick is also not something an ordinary person can easily withstand.

With the Chakra boost, the kick was powerful and swift. The Sound Ninja felt a burst of pain in his right leg, as if he could hear the sound of his bones cracking under the strain!

As she kicked out, the girl used her left hand to stick to the Sound Ninja and pulled her right hand. The Sound Ninja's legs went weak, her upper body swayed, and she lost her balance completely.

In dangerous close combat, losing your balance means losing the ability to defend yourself, leaving you completely at the mercy of your opponent!

The girl, of course, wouldn't be polite to the fish on the cutting board.

His left foot didn't even touch the ground; he simply pushed off the Sound Ninja's leg, bent his knee, pulled his foot back, and then twisted his hips and waist to deliver a fierce mid-level side kick!

"Monstrous Strength Technique? Wing Chun Hidden Kick!"

Crack.

This time, even the girl clearly heard the sound of bones breaking. This kick used the full force of her body; the Wing Chun leg technique combined with the enhancement of the Monstrous Strength Technique amplified the power of the Taijutsu to an unbelievable level. With one kick, the most vulnerable ribs in the human body were broken, and the force penetrated through the chest cavity and deep into the heart and lungs. The Sound Ninja's heart was actually squeezed and burst by the immense force that penetrated it!

The Sound Ninja's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and he involuntarily spat out a mouthful of blood. This kick, even if it was Substitution Technique that had just begun to take shape, had completely shattered his heart and lungs; he was beyond dead.

Sakura immediately felt that the Sound Ninja who had been desperately resisting her just moments before had lost all strength after taking that kick, and her whole body instantly turned into a limp mass of flesh.

She let go, and the pile of rotten flesh immediately collapsed to the ground.

The fifth one...!

Sakura Haruno, her killing intent boiling, didn't even glance at the Sound Ninja lying on the ground, but instead cast her icy gaze, as cold as winter snow, onto the remaining three.

The remaining Sound Ninja exchanged glances. The girl's astonishing fighting power far exceeded their expectations. They had thought she was an easy target, but after taking a bite, they discovered she was a formidable opponent!

To fight or to flee?

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!" Dozens of Kunai and Shuriken shot towards Sakura, declaring the Sound Ninja's answer: fight, of course, fight! The remaining three knew very well that they couldn't escape with the girl's speed, and exposing their backs to the enemy would only lead to a quicker death! They knew all too well that, judging from the strength the girl had displayed, even if all three of them attacked together, they probably wouldn't be a match for her! However, after witnessing her speed, the three understood even more clearly that running away was absolutely wishful thinking! They couldn't escape, and even if they managed to create distance, they would only be picked off one by one by the girl's Water Release. After all, compared to Taijutsu, her Ninjutsu was far more despair-inducing.

Although stunned by the girl's melee combat prowess, they were already in a bind and had no choice but to press on! Perhaps from the moment they decided to use Taijutsu to deal with Sakura and surround her, their annihilation was already sealed. If the Sound Ninja Captain had been more cautious in choosing his tactics, and had probed the enemy first, perhaps he could have realized his misjudgment sooner and salvaged some of the situation, at least avoiding total annihilation. Even in his dying moments, the Sound Ninja Captain couldn't understand why such a brilliant and talented girl could emerge from the Konoha Ninja, who were immersed in a dream of peace!

But the remaining three Sound Ninja had no time to complain about their captain who had ruined the team's chances of survival.

Following the burst of ninja tools, the three Sound Ninja, their faces contorted in rage, gripped their Kunai and charged towards Sakura! A fight to the death! Only by fighting to the last man, only by risking everything, could they possibly have a chance of survival!

But, if we choose to fight... will there really be a glimmer of hope?

The answer... is of course no!

Facing the Sound Ninja Group's desperate charge, Sakura Haruno remained expressionless, coldly watching them before suddenly pushing off with her feet and meeting the Sound Ninja head-on without hesitation!

As she charged forward, the girl's hands continued their movements. Her slender fingers flew up and down like butterflies, forming Hand Seals at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye. Then, a stream of clear water was released from the Sealing Jutsu drawn on the girl's fair wrist. Under the control of the girl 'Chakra, it surged in the air and transformed into a transparent water shield.

This isn't the end of the story—because this water isn't the famous Ultra-Pure Water.

In fact, the recent series of battles has nearly depleted the reserves of Ultra-Pure Water. The extremely high purity of Ultra-Pure Water itself severely limits its usability. Once Ultra-Pure Water is taken out of the sealed space and exposed to the external environment, especially in intense combat, even with various protective measures, it can only last for one or two hours before its purity decreases due to the inhalation of external impurities such as air molecules, causing it to lose its many unique properties. At this point, it can only be placed back into the seal and retrieved for repurification at a later time to be used again.

The previous battles had greatly reduced her reserves of Ultra-Pure Water, and a large portion of Ultra-Pure Water was still in the scroll waiting for her to purify it again. However, she had been busy cultivating for the past month and had neglected this task. Now she was still using her old stock, so she had to use it sparingly.

Using Ultra-Pure Water against such weak opponents would be too extravagant and wasteful.

Therefore, what Sakura used was just ordinary pure distilled water—a scrap from the preparation of Ultra-Pure Water.

This water certainly doesn't have the strength of Ultra-Pure Water. However, the transformation of the water shield wasn't over yet. Sakura formed the hand seals for Ice Release, and driven by Chakra, a chilling aura suddenly surged out from the air. The water shield protecting Sakura quickly condensed into a crystal-clear, shimmering ice shield!

Ice is generally perceived as hard and solid. However, in nature, ice is a molecular crystal. Generally, among the four types of solid crystals, atomic crystals have the highest hardness and strength, while molecular crystals are the hardest. However, ice is a special case; its hardness and compressive strength increase as temperature decreases. At zero degrees Celsius, ice has a Mohs hardness of only 1, but at minus fifty degrees Celsius, its Mohs hardness rises to 6, approaching the 65 of fiberglass. Ice formed from highly pure water, because its internal structure is flawless and extremely pure, is even harder than ordinary ice—much harder than steel!

The ice shield that the girl conjured was far more than just a simple block of ice; it was solid ice created using Ice Release Ninjutsu!

Ding ding dong--

After a series of crisp, chaotic impacts, the flawless, crystal-clear ice shield in front of the girl, though only a thin layer, possessed extremely high hardness and toughness, firmly blocking the ninja tools launched by the Sound Ninja. The sharp and heavy Kunai struck the ice shield, leaving only white scratches before falling limply to the ground.

Sakura didn't even glance at the clash between the ninja tools and the ice shield; she had complete confidence in her Ice Release Ninjutsu.

Those calm and composed eyes, like clear water, pierced through the transparent ice to meet the bloodshot, ferocious, and menacing gaze of the Sound Ninja charging forward.

It was filled with the murderous intent of a cornered beast fighting to the death. It was filled with a violent and tyrannical rage, as if even in death, one would still want to tear a piece of flesh from the girl's body!

Faced with this intense killing intent, and the Sound Ninja's desperate and fearless charge, the girl not only did not back down in fear, but instead covered her lips tightly and quickened her pace toward the Sound Ninja!

When two armies meet on a narrow path, the brave one will prevail.

Moreover, Sakura can be considered not only a hero, but also a strong one.

In less than the blink of an eye, the Sound Ninja collided with the girl's ice shield. The Chakra, was as Kunai as autumn frost and could cut through iron like mud. The first strike pierced through the ice shield.

They were so easily defeated! The Sound Ninja were overjoyed, as if they saw a glimmer of hope in defeating Sakura.

The Sound Ninja didn't see any panic on Sakura's face, but they did catch a glint of cold light in the corner of the girl's eyes. At that moment, the girl stomped her foot on the ground, abruptly stopping, her hand seals shifting rapidly as she completed the next Ninjutsu—

Ice Release: Exploding Ice Burial!

Pale blue Chakra surged and poured into the shattered, sharply defined ice, stirring restlessly in the air.

Boom!

The next moment, the shattered ice shield exploded, turning into countless sharp, incredibly hard ice spikes, blades, and daggers that shot out densely into the fan-shaped area in front, completely engulfing the three Sound Ninja!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh--!

The sound of something cutting through the air was deafening!

(I've finished my graduation thesis, and I'm so nervous about my defense next month!)